Nevada · Elko County
Past Producer

Belle Isle

Elko County, Nevada, United States
SilverGoldCopperLeadZinc
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Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault & Fissure Intersections
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Enargite, Galena, Proustite, Pyrargyrite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Stephanite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
StructureNw-Striking Faults Conjugate To A Set Of E-Striking Faults
AlterationInner Late-Stage Adularization And Early Propylitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1890
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10045609
MRDS IDM233385
Alternate namesCommando
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.31768, -116.23149
References
SMITH, R.M., (1976) USGS OFR 1976-56NOLAN, T.B., (1936), NBMG BULL. 25.NOLAN, T.B., (1936), SMITH, R.M., (1976) P. 162